Each course consists of live video-recorded classroom lectures, lecture slides, and class assignments.
The above links take you to the course preview page with your web browser,
from which you can click to view in the desktop iTunes application and subscribe to the course.
The courses are available on iTunes U and can be viewed with Apple's free iTunes U app for iOS mobile devices
or in the iTunes app on Windows or Mac.

The following links are two tutorial videos on how to use Final Cut Pro X to create the iTunes U lecture movies.
They show techniques for integrating lecture slides and demos into the movies.lecture-capture-1.mp4lecture-capture-2.mp4

The following file is the settings file for those who wish to use Final Cut Pro X to encode lecture videos with the same specification as mine.640x360-MPEG-4.setting

Personal Links: Libertarianism

I first learned about the Libertarian philosophy by following a personal
link from an individual who was supplying information about a totally
unrelated subject. Perhaps these links will introduce you to Libertarianism
in the same way.

Most people come to Libertarianism from a
Conservative/Republican background. A minority come from a
Liberal/Democratic background, as I did. In either case, you should
investigate Libertarianism, which takes the best from both ends
of the political spectrum -- tolerance, civil liberties, and non-intervention
from the
traditional left and free-market economics from the traditional right.
Libertarianism is not, however, a thoughtless conglomeration of beliefs.
It has consistent philosophical roots, but at the same time has
practical implications for how society ought to be ordered.

Libertarianism is based on the Nonagression Principle:
No one may initiate physical violence or the threat of physical violence
against the person or property of anyone else.
In other words, everyone has the absolute right to be free from aggression.
Libertarianism differs from other political philosophies because it
applies the Nonagression Principle to all individuals and groups of
individuals equally, including the group of individuals that comprise
state governments.